SNOW!

Payton's first time out to play in the snow...I think he likes it
these two look like trouble
cute!
jax taking a break
our snowman...since there is no grass in that part of our yard, he's a little dirty!

Family Home Evening Gingerbread House

Chris was our official assembler of the gingerbread house. He was careful to make sure it was "structurally sound" with plenty of "adhesive" as you'll see
eagerly anticipating decorating time!

roof is on!
he was just making sure the frosting wasn't poisoned or anything





and then things got a little crazy...you might think the kids started this whole thing, but no...in fact it was their DAD who started decorating the kids in frosting:


the finished product:



it lasted ONE day...well, the candy only lasted about one hour!

LOVE IT!

For some odd reason, the majority of my kids have a 'thing' against the sun...they just don't like it very much. It's hot, it hurts their eyes...they got it from their dad. He hates the sun...I think he'd prefer to live in a cave (which he basically did do once...he still claims it was the best bedroom he EVER had).

I was so excited the other afternoon to find Payton enjoying one of my favorite parts of the addition...the sliding glass door. Not so much the door itself, but the fact that the sun shines through it basically ALL day long. I LOVE that. I have also fallen asleep in this very same spot. It appears that LaPierre genes...though not the strongest can in fact be passed on!

Great room pics

The lights are on and somebody is home, we're are pretty much done with the addition. We just have some minor things to finish up.
This is a good picture of the tile and laminate.
We're glad to be done with all the major stuff,

Kitchen pics

Nicole has been really busy with other stuff so I thought I would post some pictures for her. Here are some pictures of the finished Kitchen.
Some of the cabinets look a little newer but, they will age over time and look the same as our existing cabinets.
Computer desk

The Granite tile turned pretty good, we really like it.


Here is our new mud room bench seat.
.....more to come

Kids Do the Darndest Things

Jayden watching the goofy movie with ear protection on (I promise it wasn't loud)

Mykenzie made a Halloween costume out of a box...it was a tight fit with the arms
Jayden sticking his tongue out through his monster teeth
they are a bit excited for Halloween...they have their costumes laying out on the floor...complete with paper heads, hands and legs

Close up of Jaxon's "head"
close up of Mykenzie's "head"

Kitchen

temporary stove
temporary sink
new cabinets and bar
same...

the counter top will be finished soon...I hope and then we'll be REALLY close to done!

Ward Halloween Party

of course...a princess
he had to have the fake blood, but then refused to use it
he ditched the hat and boots before we even left the house

There are what their costumes are supposed to look like, but since it's been snowing and more is expected...they won't look anything like this on halloween...gotta love the 6 months of winter!
Somewhere between General Conference and Stake Conference we had some bad miscommunication in the ward and we showed up in time for the closing prayer! The kids still got some treats and it was ok, but seriously.....